- Date
- June 8, 1983, 14:53 local (21:53 UTC)
- Place
- El Cajon, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8318TPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830608023489A
- Case key
- 23462
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt was first wx briefed at 0916 for a flt to catalina island & on to san jose. VFR flt was not recommended. Subsequently the plt called fss four more times, the final call at 1402 during which he requested & received the wx for montgomery & gillespie arpt. Both were still below VFR. At 1443 the plt contacted the tower & received a special VFR clearance & the acft departed at 1449. About 2 min later the plt was informed that he was in nas miramar's airspace, at which time he stated he would like to return to the arpt. The acft collided with terrain about 10 ft below the north peak of fortuna mountain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8318T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8190132
- Airframe hours
- 2,011
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- S G Flight Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Edward A. Carcot
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 26, 1983 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- MYF · San Diego, CA
- Airport
- MYF · Montgomery, runway 28, 3,399 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 321 total · 73 in this make and model · 274 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYF, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.